Hyalesthes mlokosiewiczi Signoret, 1879

Gjonov, Ilia, 2022, New records of fifteen species of Fulgoromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Bulgaria, Biodiversity Data Journal 10, pp. 83231-83231 : 83231

Hyalesthes mlokosiewiczi Signoret, 1879

Distribution

Greece (Rhodos), Georgia ( Melichar 1914), Cyprus, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel as H. mavromoustakisi and H. aither ( Dlabola 1959, Hoch 1990), Turkey ( Lodos and Kalkandelen 1980, Demir 2007, Demir and Demirsoy 2009, Demirel and Hasbenli 2015), Iran ( Dlabola 1981, Mozaffarian and Wilson 2011, Mozaffarian 2018), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan ( Dlabola 1958), Armenia ( Lindberg 1960), Azerbaijan, Russia (Krasnodar, Dagestan) ( Emeljanov 2015).

Notes

First record for Bulgaria. Western Danube Plain: Guljantsi vill., 07.viii.2021, 2♂♂ and 2♀♀ (Fig. 1); Western Rhodopes Mts.:, Djadovci vill., 26.v.2014, 9♂♂ and 4♀♀; Bachkovo vill., 29.v.2021, 1♂; Eastern Rhodopes Mts.: Zimzelen vill., 25.v.2014, 3♂♂ and 1♀; Bjal Gradec vill., 02.vi.2015, 2♂♂ and 1 nymph; Dolno Lukovo vill., 01.vi.2015, 1♂. All specimens were collected on Salix shrubs. Detailed occurrence data: Gjonov (2022).

This species is recorded as a pest in the Caucasus ( Emeljanov 2015) and Iran ( Mozaffarian 2014, Mozaffarian 2018). Although it is hardly a danger to crops in Bulgaria (being found only on willow bushes), it should be monitored in the future.

Red Lists: No assessment.

Host plant: Polyphagous ( Emeljanov 2015).